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The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
The Marlboro Dakota Club.

Increasing interest in the pnrlaos..
vi lie cl"'' is noted at each meeting.
and the membership has illcreaS,.;
to about %thirty-iiNr. Many are inter.
ested who do not belong to the club.
The club has concluded to coluniz-
II purchase the railroad land com.
pflSlilS onr-hal1 "f IL new township
recently surveyed in IIottinyer Co..
Dakota. AZ last weeks meeting OF
the club, 1T WAS decided that thirty
members of the club. most of whom
have families, would so to Dakota as
soon as arrangements can lne perfected
Tor the purchase of the land. AS thu.
agent OF the club. and with such i'm.
telltions i'll view. III. NJ. Dufur met thu.
president and directors of New Eng.
lahd Colony. yesterday, ut pa Wash.
lngton Street, Boston. The result of
the meeting we may he able to give
next week.
New 7England Colony. settled Inv.
New England people. and owned lv
them, control the railroad land which
II club propose to purchase. and was
formed upon precisely the same basis
as the Marlboro club propose to COM
bine.
A syndicate composed of men of
wealth of Marlboro and adjoining
towns are to buy of the n. +. every
othef section of railroad land nnoccu.
pied by the Dakota Club COLONY.
amounting to ll.77o acres. and which
would increase in value rapidly upon
lile development of the new COLONY.
ny the Marlboro Dakota Club.
The Club is discriminating To some
e&ten, III adoption of members. ana,
none except those who have money
enough to go there. build Il house.
anu olil"rWlst moi become IA burden,
10 the colony. alt admitted. Matter
vi ma nils. n!l'i g neral r,i,;t ,llon fo,
'''ieH's ''ll" s'l''afr dealing. are also
etkeh INTO considerations mt. aI..i,-
sion OF mrni,e!,.
Col. lhoinls ". BirkIl-ll how lee.
Turing Iii Boston upon the resource,
OF the west. particularly D.hula, Ina,
been engaged to deliver IL lecture ut !,
aale not Yet fixed: His lecture is to lm.
illustrated "iin sttreopticun Views OF
oahota sceitery, etc. Mr.. Blcklltll
VIII also present for examination am
extensive line OF cereals raised there.
Marlboro. (Mass.) Times.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
REV. MR.. BERRY DECLINES.


The Eminent English Divine Announces
His Inability to Accept the Pastorate of
Plymouth Church.
LoSpoN, Dec. l2.-Rcv. Mr.. Berry has
declined the call to Plymouth church.
The decision was announced from the
pulpit of the Queen street chapel in
Wolverhampton Sunday. Mr.. Berry. in
a letter which was read to the congrega-
tion. referred to Plymouth pulpit as one
of worldwide influence, there being as
ISOLATED with it, undying luster the glory
of q famous name. Although the call to
Plymouth church was a strong one, he
must remain in England, going on at any
cost with the work to which he had con
secrated his life.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
A st. Pau Preacher Refers to 1t in His
Sunday Sermon.

A st. Paul Preacher Refers to 1t in His
Sunday Sermon.
ST. paul, Dec. 12.-In his sermon at
the First NJ. f.. church here Sunday, in
quoting illustrations of ''power," Rev.
S. q. Smith referred at some length to
the Haddock murder trial at Sioux City.
He spoke Of Mr.. Haddock as
having been Il rash, hot-hcadcd but con-
scicntious clergyman who believed that
his country's laws were enacted to be ell
forced and who always helped to enforce
then.
The acquittal of this man (meaning
Arcnsdor) was but the triumph of the
"power" of the saloon over the
courts of justice in Iowa.
said Mr.. Smith, and he trusted that solne
day a judgment seat would be erected in
some appropriate place, where the guilty
parties would receive proper punishment
and the innocent lust protection.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
Iowa LEGISLATORS.

DIS MolNH>. Dec. .2-The secretary
Of state has just compiled the personal
statistics concerning the members of the
next general assembly. The effect of the
cry "A farmer for the leg%islatnre' is
seen i'll the house, where half of the hun
dred members are from the farm. In the
senate, out of fifty members there will
be but ten farmers, the lawyers leading
with twenty, while in the house the legal
profession has but fifteen representatives
out of a hundred
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
The Visible Supply of Grain.

New YORK, Dec. lathe visible sup
ply of grain Saturday, Dec, 10, as COM
piled by the New York produce exchange,
was as follows: Wheat, Al, $3.50, 1876
bushels, increase, 1,7ao, 1873 bushels; corn,
1858, 800 bushels, decrease, 277. 566
bushels; oats, G,233, 456 bushels, decrease,
151, 2e2 bushels; rye, 292, 9O2 bushels, in
crease, 1854 bushels; barley, 3,59S, 9OS
bushels. increase. s 1913 hnshals -
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17

y German paper states that the healing
process is progressing favorably in the
crown princes throat.
The Walruff brewery at Lawrence,
Kan, has been declared a common nui-
sance by United States Judge Brewer.
The Toledo Oil company which has
been running in opposition to the Stan
dard, has sold out to the latter for $780,
600.
The latest reports upon the corn crop
show that the estimates of the. yield per
acre before husking were generally too
high.
Indian Agent Queens is in consultation
with the head men of the Cherokee ma
ton, and it is believed some compromise
will he effected.
Delegate Clifford has presented in the
house a memorial from the Dakota legis-
lature, asking for a division of the Bis
marck land districts.
There seems to be u general tendency
for reduction in freight rates This IS
something unusual for this time Of the
year. The winter rates nave always been
much higher than the summer.
The contest over public land agitation
will be waged as fiercely in this congress
as in the last. Few forfeiture cases will
be pushed, but additional safeguards
against fraudulent occupation will be
enacted
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
Dakota Should Have 81.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Dakota is to
have six delegates to the national Repub-
lican convention next year. Four from
North Dakota and four from South Da-
kota were asked for by Mr.. Bennett, and
the national committee granted four from
South Dakota and two from North Da-
kota. Secretary Fessenden, however, in
the call for the convention, made a mis-
take and gave Dakota only the old num-
her fyo
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17

Fiji: earnings of lif2 American rail.
roads We're larger ly S~%.55S.55a. OF
about twelve per cent. in October than
in the corresponding period "i lSS6.
The increase in their mileagr, mean
while had been only sin per cent.
The gain is greater in absolute
amount. il not comparatively. than
THAT made III amy other month since
last March. >r:rrly this lneS not look
much like / tllin@ oft iii trade or iii
dnStrlal activity "f my sort. IN!
shows coNrlvsj.riy tiia! the iutvr-
state commerce law ,imS no affect
the cummings OF die roA,ls.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
Will Keep Up steerage Rates,

NEW YORK, Dec. 1O.-All the steam
ship lines except the Thingvalla line
have agreed to work together to main
tain Storage rates for six months. The
rates have been raised to a basis of 1876
for the North German Lloyd, the others
receiving Il d%ifferential rate.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
Fisheries Commissi0n adjourned

WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-The fisheries
negotiators, after a few hours session adj
:ourned until Wednesday, Jan. 4. Sir
Charles Upper will leave Washington,
Ell route for Winnipeg, where he will
meet Lady Upper, and the two will pro-
coed thence to Ottawa. Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain will leave Washington on
Monday, Dec. ~, for Ottawa, where he
will visit Lord Lansdowne during the
holiday recess,
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17

territory, with one or two exceptions, was
represented by q delegate or a proxy.
The formal papers presenting the
claims of Chicago, Minneapolis and
Omaha were submitted. and the com
mittee proceeded to vote.
The second formal ballot resulted in
a choice as follows: Whole number
OF votes cast, A: necessary to u choice,
~, OF which Chicago received 20, Omaha
!, Cincinnati IL, Minneapolis 3. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Morrey, of Louisiana, the
choice OF Chicago as the place of holding
the next convention was declared unan-
imous. The time for the meeting was
fixed for Tuesday, the 18th of June, 1883.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
Confederate pcnsions Applications.

ATLANTA, Dec. 14.-Gen. Longstrcet
has applied for Il pension under the state
law passd by the last legislature provid-
ing pensions 10 wounded confederate
soldiers. Gen. Longstreet was wounded
on the second day of the battle of the
Wilderness. He is 20 years of age and
poor. The number of applications under
the new law is very large.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
BIG SCHEME.
Plans of His Great International Trans
portation Business.

pOrIdIlOn BUSINESS
ST. PAUL, Dec. 10.-Erastus Wyman
gives a full description Of the purchase
and purposes of the Stickney interna-
tional transportation scheme. I%tinvolves
q capital of 81, 500, 900. About $3.50, 900
has been already spent on Staten island,
including 1900 feet of shore at Clifton, a
large farm of 200 acres, upon which live
stock will be rested before being shipped
to England, another farm of forty acres
and several spots for warehouses and
trackage. Dressed meats will be shipped
in refrigerator steamers constructed for
the purpose. On the other side the Duke
Of Devonshire is interested and large
docks have been built at Barrow, fifty
miles from Liverpool. These docks con-
tain 274 acres of water and 400 acres of
quay space. From this point the pro-
ducts will be distributed.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
SOLD AT AUCTION.
Mill of the Defunct Rood s. Maxwell COM
paMY DIsDOHed of To Satisfy a Clnim.

WAsHBrRN, Wis, Dec. lis. G. Cook
& Co, of Minneapolis, +. Boutin, of Bay
field, and G. w. Griggs: of st. Paul, pur-
chased Rood g. Maxwell's new mill at
auction, for $4,000. The Northern Ma
tional bank, of Ashland. bid $4,000,
which was the only opposition they had.
The mill was sold to satisfy IL chattel
mortgage in favor of the Northern Ma
tional bank of Ashland for $al,s SOC.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
washburn Ore shipment,

WAsHBuES, Dec. 1O.-As shown by
tables prepared the season 1887 has been
one of unusual prosperity for Washburn.
The total amount of shipments has been
2 3,Oo6,572 pounds of merchandise.
Grain shi' BED by lake, 1856, 900 bushels;
lumber shipped by lake, %, 635, 425 feet.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17

Wv SSoSSAS oSAN6O
Sage asked if they
had agreed upon
their verdict and
the foreman said
they had. The
clerk took the
sealed envelope
enclosing the fatal
words: eve, the
jury, find the de-
guilty as
ed in the in
This
meant guilty on
all the thirty
three counts left
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
TO REFUND THE WAR TAX,
Bill to Return the Tax Levy of 1851 Re-
ported FavOrably,

WASHINGTON, Dec. !4.-Senator Nor.
rill introduced n bill to pay to the states
the money collected under the direct tax
levy in 1861 by the United States. The
bill was referred to the finance commit
tee and they reported it back to the sen.
ate favorably, This bill provides that
over SIT, 900, 600 shall be paid back to the
different states. The amounts that
would be paid to states in the West under
the bill are as follows: Illinois. 81, 14G,.
sol; Minnesota, sos, 1874, and Ohio, ST.
"a. OS0 ~
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17

w 0ooAol0
ant Chief Bunch,
and some half
dozen other promi-
nent Nationals,
who left town last
Wednesday night
under the appre-
hension that their
G in peril,
have returned by
advice of Agent
Owens, and Chief
Mayes has assured
them that they
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
OFFICIAL PAPER OF STARK COUNTY
Saturday. Dec. IL, 1887.
This Office for Sale.

Owing tn the fact that other bust
ness will take most of our time and
attention next spring. we offer the
PRESS office for sale ut Il bargain. The
Office is fully equipped with type, Il
new cylinder press, Peerless job press
and other material for turning out
tirst-class work and is doing ~ good
business. Persons wishing to engage
i'll a paying newspaper business should
address j.. 4. Scott for further inful.
nation,
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
THE NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.
Interesting Items Briefly chronicIed
For Our Readers.

Marinette, Wis. will soon have $50, 900
Touring mill. A stock company has been
organized.
Gentlemen are at Niagara Falls inves-
tigating the possibilities of the proposed
great tunnel to distribute power through
the state.
not that he would undertake to form a
ministry for France.
a fund of 5000 has been raised to en-
terrain the Commercial Travellers asso-
citation when it meets Mt Davenport.
An endeavor is being made to have the
inspection of cattle crossing the Missouri
at Omaha removed from Council Bluffs
to South Omaha.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
Tho 500 Road Reaches its Terminus.

l%sllrEMISG, Mich, Dec. lO.-The Min
neapolis. Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic rail-
road reached Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
Saturday, and it's line is practically com
plete. %Ballasting is progressing rapidly.
Trains will Il regularly Jan. l.. The
international bridge over the rapids at
the Sault is nearly completed.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. l2.-The senate
upon converting adopted the new list of
committees reported by Mr.. Hoar. A
large number of miscellaneous bills were
hen received and the introduction of
bills commenced.
DaMes-To grant lands in seNeralty To
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
New Ashland Enternrise

ASHLAND, Wis, Dec. !3.-Ashland Sc
cured another big enterprise by f. A.
Shores giving a block 300 feet square to
John Mccain, of B%esse1ner, as a bonus
to locate a $50, 600 machinery plant. 1t
is near the blast furnace, and will employ
100 men. Mining machinery will be man
ufactured.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
TWO WERE KILLED.

Serious Collision Between Two Freight
Trains on the Northern Pacific.
BRA1NERD, Mimi, Dec. 9.-At $3.50 a.
nj. two freight trains on the Northern
Pacific railway cam together just east
of Tamarac station, causing a pretty bad
wreck. Ed. Cline, head brakeman on
the west bound train was instantly
killed, and o. w. Holmes, brakeman on
the other train, was fatally injured, and
died before reaching this city. Both were
terribly mengled.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
Broke the Records.

M1SSEApoLls, Dec. 10. - Frank E..
Dingley, the Minneapolis boy, succeeded
in breaking the twenty-four-hour record
by making $50 miles in that time. AS a
result OF his great work he now holds all
records from u, to $50 miles.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
SehrasL.,. E;n.no.

LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 13.-The state
treasurer's report shows the sum of $1,-
445,l 33 on hand. OF this sum $123, 500
is in the general fund, $516,434 in the
permanent school fund, $33l, 976 in the
temporary school fund and S135, 595 in
the sinking fund.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
Wants a Whack at Weir.

ST.. PAUL, Dec. 13.-Patsy O'Leary is
spelling to have a go with Ike Weir, the
British champion. and wants it to be
with skin gloves to Il finish at any time
or place that Weir may designate inside
of week or ten days. He has deposited
81, 200 with the Globe to back his chal-
lenKe.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
stockslacer's Chances Good.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Indications
seem to be very favorable for the appoint
ment of Stockslager us Sparks successor.
Col. Villas is said to have expressed him
self as favorably impressed with his
work, and is likely to recommend his ap-
NO, n
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
OUR LAWMAKERS.
Doing of the Nations Solons in
the Classic Halls of
Congress.
A Serious Hitch Reported in the Fisher.
les NegOtiations-General Wash.
fngtOn Miscellany.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-The report
from Ottawa that there is a serious hitch
in the negotiations of the fishery confer
encc is undoubtedly correct. From the
best informed sources which are accessi
BILE to the general public it is believed
that Tupper took a position to which it
was evident that Secretary Bayard and
our commissioners would not
accede.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
New Depot at Faribault.

FARlBAuLT. Dec. 13.-The new depot
for the Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul
railway was opened to the travelling pub
lie Monday night. 1t is n handsome
structure built in the Queen Anne style
of architecture, costing $4,000.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
A Boom in Homestead,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Acting Com
missioner Stockslager has approved for
patent the past week 1880 homestead
and other public land entriesin Alabama,
California, Dakota, Florida, Idaho, Kan
sas, Nebraska and Montana.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
Gnrrett Will GO Round the World.

BALTIMORE, Dec. IA telegram re-
ceived here states that Robert Garrett
and party will extend their trip to Japan
and India, with the further plan of going
around the world before they return
home. Probably two years will be spent
in making the trip.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
A RIVAL oE ST.. PAUL
Winona Will Build a $4,000 Ice Rink
and Mammoth TObocran Slide.

WlNoN.A, Dec. 10.-In emulation Of
st. Paul, Winona has organized a ON
pany with q capital stock of $50, 600 to
build an ice rink and in connection a
tobogean slide 1000 feet long. The rink
will be 2O0x1GS and handsomely illumi-
mated with colored electric lights. It
will be used as a skating rink and will be
opened about Jan, Is.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
Most Admitted to Bail,

New York, Dec. 1O.-Counsel for
Most, the convicted anarchist, made ap-
plication to Judge Lawrence for the ad-
uniting of his client to bail. The court
with the consent of the prosecuting at
torney admitted Most to bail in the sum
of IL 900
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17

system of railroads, one or more lines Of
which will be perfectly graded and laid
with heavy rails, to be used also as a
general freight and passenger road,
leading to points on the lower Vermillion
iron range.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
St. pauIs New paner

ST. PAUL, Dec. 13.-Thc Daily News
issued its first number Tuesday. The
News is a sevcn-column four-page paper.
1t is an afternoon daily and undoubtedly
has plenty of chance to succeed.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
eARRETT's
>amue Spencer Elected President of tn
Baltimore & Ohio,

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. .o-samuel
Spencer has just been elected president
of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. and
now presides at the meeting of the board
OF directors. Thomas NJ. King has sent
i'll his resignation to the board of d.
rectors as second vice president of the
Baltimore * Ohio. 1t was accepted.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
Christmas on the wisconsin Central.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 14.-The Wisconsin
Central will observe Christmas on Mon
day, the 26th, along the entire system.
Freight houses will be closed, and freight
trains will not run except to carry stock
and perishablc freight. Employees who
can be relieved will be furnished passes
for them e yes and families over the road
if desirpti.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
First Passenger Train ON the Soo.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 12.-Thc first through
passenger train to Gladstone, Mich, over
the $500" road left St. Paul at 500 Mon
day morning, and reached its destination
at midnight. The statement is made
that not later than Dec. 90 the entire road
from Minneapolis to Sault Ste. Marie,
will be completed and ready for traffic. :
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
MARkEIREPoRTs.
In St. Paul.

ST. PAUL. Dec. II.
Wheat-No. I hard. 751Sc bid; No. I northern,
71lsc bid, No. 2 northern. esc bid.
Corn-No. Z, 48c bid: December. &c asked.
Oats-No. 4. Csc bid, &c asked; December,
2ec asked; No. /: white, esc bid.
Barley-No. 9, &c bid: No. 8. 4s@12c bid.
Rye-No. g. 4ec bid.
Eggs-Market steady at 2l@2sc; for fresh;
is@l9c for icehouso stock.
Bu~tter-Prices firm. with good demand;
fancy creamery, 27@2sc; choice dairy, u
@.2c.
Poultry-Prices firm and unchanged; tur-
kevs.s99c; chickens, e87c; ducks and geese,
7@9c.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17

1t is now thought that the Calumet
& IIecla mine will have to be flooded.
In that event the mine will be unproduc-
tive for twelve months.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
n v. ~RrSuYHfAp.

" w hESf4HHAn shall be fully pro-
tccted. 1t is said that the presence Of
Mr.. Owens has had II quoting md assur-
ing effect. and it seems to be the general
opinion that all troubles will he amicably
arranged, and that the affairs of the
Cherokee government will soon be in
proper shape.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17

Entered at the pos,oNicc ut pickinaon. Stark
,ounty, Dakota n sccond class matter.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17

ASHLAND, Wis, Dec. IL. Recorder
Boyd has notified the Wisconsin Central
to show cause why the land they claim
should not be taken.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
A X o
A Family Of Seven Cremated In a BURNING
nua11lnD

A Family OF Seven Cremated In a Burning
Dwelling.
HURON, ID. T., Dec. 12.-The report Of
the horrible burning of Michael Harris
farmhouse in the western part of this
county, on Saturday night, is fully con-
firmed. Mrs. Harris and six children
were burned to death. Mr.. Harris and
one daughter escaped. The whole family
We're asleep when the fire broke out, and
probably persisted without awaking.
st. PAUL Newspapers Have Circulation
ST. PAUL, Dec. 13.-Postmaster Day is
in possession of figures from the Wash
tngton authorities that shows st. Paul
to rate tenth in the cities of the
United States in the number of pounds
of newspapers that are transmitted
through the mails. New York of course
ranks first, followed by Chicago, Boston,
Philadelphia, st. Louis, Cincinnati, San
Francisco, Detroit, Milwaukee and then
St. Paul.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
e YEARS IN PRISON,

Harper, the Fidelity Bank Swindler. Sem
fenced on Thirty-Three Counts and Must
Pay a Penalty of Ten Years Incarcera.
ton.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1s.-The greatest
crowd yet gathered in the corridors of
the United States courtroom assembled
Monday morning long before the time for
the assembly OF the court. At 10
O'Clock court was opened and seven min
utes later the jury filed in.
The Dickinson press., 1887-12-17
In Minneapolis.

MINNEAPoLIs. Dec II.
Wheat-No I hard cash. 72zc: January,
73ck; May. so14c: on track. 73c1S: No. l north
ern cash. 7oNc: January, INC: May. rhc; on
track. 70t6c: No. 2 northern. cash. &c; jan
uary. 674c: May, 73ISc; on track. eTKc.
Flour-Quoted as follows: Patent sacks to
local dealers, 4.2s94.s IS; patents to ship, sacks,
car lots, Al5bA.3O: in barrels. 4.at@A. Is: de-
livered at New England points. 5.ao@B.D;
New York points. 6.1o045.20: delivered at
Phtladelphia and Baltimore. Hoo@s.ls: bakers.
3.803.75: supsrfne, 2.0002 70; red dog, sacks,
Sol 90: red dog, barrels, l.7o@l.ab; rye
flour, pure, cwt.. LIS; buckwheat nour. bbl.,
5000.